Japan vs China: result 2-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 7Kick-off on January 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs China?
Japan won 2-0 on January 27, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 13′Y. OsakoJapan (pen.)
- 61′J. ItoJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs China
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
4-1-4-1- 14J. Ito
- 10T. Minamino
- 15Y. Osako
- 13H. Morita
- 17A. Tanaka
- 6W. Endo
- 4K. Itakura
- 3S. Taniguchi
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 12S. Gonda
China
4-2-3-1- 9Zhang Yuning
- 7Wu Lei
- 13Xu Xin
- 15Wu Xi
- 8Hao Junmin
- 20Zhu Chenjie
- 4Wang Shenchao
- 6Jiang Guangtai
- 5Zhang Linpeng
- 2Zheng Zheng
- 1Yan Junling
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; China have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2021 | Oman(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Vietnam(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Australia(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 7, 2021 | China(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2021 | Australia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Oman(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 2-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Vietnam(home) | 3-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Japan(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Japan wins, 1 draw, 0 China wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2021 | China 0-1 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 10, 2019 | China 1-2 Japan | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Dec 12, 2017 | Japan 2-1 China | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Aug 9, 2015 | China 1-1 Japan | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 2.9 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; China score 1.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2.9 | 0.5 | 9 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
| China | 1.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy